Senior Designer

We continue to revolutionize the creation of workplace to meet the needs of today’s ever-changing global brands. Our agile, end-to-end experience, delivered seamlessly across borders, is powered by strong client partnerships and enabled by sound workplace intelligence and transformational technology.

We believe that everyone should work in an environment that inspires productivity, peak performance and delivers wellbeing. Across our 48 global studios we see that positive work environments foster open, collaborative and supportive cultures populated by highly independent, motivated people. While our core business is strategising, designing and building workplaces for some of the biggest brands in the world, we know our people are our #1 asset. We look after them with an extensive Employee Value Proposition program which includes rewards and recognition, career development and a focus on wellbeing.

Our Madrid Design team are looking for a Senior Creative Designer to join our rapidly growing team. We are looking for a candidate that will lead design projects, take great pride in their work, think design is more than a job, have multiple great projects to present and excited to grow into a design leadership role. Above all, your work will transform workspaces.

What you’re responsible for

Lead exciting projects - varying in size from large to small

Working in close partnership with our clients, providing support and whatever is needed to assist the Client’s internal team

Collaborate with your Design Director and all members of the Unispace team to ensure that our powerful methodology is delivered throughout the entire project life cycle

Communicate with clients, other designers, consultants, technical and construction teams to ensure that we wow our clients

Lead project teams in the management of all design work, including compiling drawings, finish boards and full documentation sets

Create and deliver presentations that wow our clients

Deliver projects that are both beautiful, functional and profitable

Pitch in where-ever needed as a valued member of a cross-functional team

Contribute to our culture of equality, creativity and innovation; think outside the box

Implementing design best standards/practices, processes and technology solutions within the studio, to enhance Unispace’s capability and effectiveness

Identifying and reporting risks to your Design Director, where relevant, whilst operating in compliance with ethical practices

Continually enhancing depth and breadth of design skills, staying current with external market

Your qualifications, skills & experience

Tertiary qualification or equivalent in design-related discipline

Passion for interior design

Experience managing high performing project teams, preferrable on high profile workplace projects

Proficiency in the use of design tools, including Revit CAD, InDesign and Photoshop

Demonstrated willingness to develop existing skills and learn new ones in order to contribute to the team, support our clients and grow within the business

Experience pitching to high profile clients, strong written and verbal presenter

You will be positive and energetic while working under pressure and managing multiple deadlines

You are a true collaborator, able to create strong relationships with those around you and have a desire to learn and understand how our business works

Emotionally intelligent, you enjoy bringing together and coordinating many stakeholders to work towards a common goal

We want you to have opinions and express your thoughts/experience, knowing how to influence and persuade stakeholders to get to the best outcome

Previously worked within the UK and understands the industry/local market

Commercial interior design project experience

The statements on the job description are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the person(s) assigned to do this job. The job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required.

*External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled must be able to perform the essential job functions (as listed on the job description) either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined by management on a case by case basis.

Unispace is committed to inclusion and diversity in all aspects of our business. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and will evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, marital status, medical condition as defined by state law (genetic characteristics or cancer), physical or mental disability, military service or veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law. We enable our teams to provide diverse, fresh perspectives and to be courageous in challenging conventions of the way we work, collaborate, and learn.